Australia is building a lot of new homes. But is the datacentre boom holding us back? | Greg Jericho

The short version

Australia's housing construction is robust, yet the datacentre boom may hinder builders by diverting resources.

Key takeaways

• Housing construction rose 8.7% in the last year.
• Datacentre spending surged 17 times more than factories.
• Public housing accounts for only 2.3% of new builds.
• Need for more affordable housing remains critical.

Overall sentiment

The article discusses concerns over resource allocation and an ongoing housing crisis.

AI classification of the article’s tone. Coverage focuses on the implications of datacentre investments on housing construction.

Sources cited by the article

• latest series of data on housing and building activity ↗
• Locked out: the growing generational housing divide ↗
• What will we get out of the AI boom? The data suggests lots of noisy, energy-hungry datacentres and not much else Read more ↗
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